Reposted by Jane O'Hara blues82.bsky.social @blues82.bsky.social · 30/12/2025The em dash has been used for literally hundreds of years 2162
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Glenn Moore @thenewsatglenn.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Hate freeloaders who join in the New Year's Eve countdown for the last 10 seconds. I've been doing this all year. Where were you back in May 212425438
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Royal College of Physicians @rcphysicians.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Can a research study change a city’s health? Professor John Wright, doctor and epidemiologist, shares the ongoing work of Born in Bradford – an 18-year study that aims to create a healthier city for future generations. Find out more in #Commentary📖 🔗 ow.ly/laFf50XLA6G 011
Reposted by Jane O'Hara THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 11/12/2025Many of you will have seen our recent tribute to Professor Tim Draycott (1964–2025), a global leader in maternity safety whose work has saved countless lives. Today, we want to share how we at THIS Institute plan to ensure Tim’s vision lives on. 146
Reposted by Jane O'Hara THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 10/11/2025Timeliness matters, but treatment delays are common, complex & tough to tackle. Join @drcjohn.bsky.social @rosielindsay.bsky.social @janekohara.bsky.social as they explore why delays in treatment persist, and what can be done to address them. Register now: ths.im/4nGd5wJ 034
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Oli Williams @oliwilliams.bsky.social · 18/06/2025We started working on this in 2021 and there is *finally* a physical copy of the book in my hand. It feels great that other people can now read all the great work that's in this collection. It is available as a free e-book and in paperback: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/recalibratin... 75320
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Matthew Scarborough 𓀀 @mattitiahu.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The core role of the university in society is the generational transmission of knowledge and rare skills. This has been already long forgotten by administrators who have prioritised rebranding universities as publicly-funded job-training centres in recent decades. 11427137
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Will they never learn? Reorganisation of NHS structures and management rarely delivers expected benefits or savings, but instead caused ‘redisorganisation’, as @kieranwalshe.bsky.social David Hunter I wrote about for @bmj.com in 2001…. www.bmj.com/content/323/... 62613
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 27/07/2025This is England. They don't hate. They don't rage. They don't riot. They stick together. This is England. 🏴 735461
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2025This is such a feel good thing. There is NOTHING that's negative about this. Let's just make the most of this feeling. The lionesses are an absolute force. 3603
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/07/2025It’s come home. Again. 410710
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Go #Lionesses! So proud of the team, and to win on penalties. Love Chloe Kelly's pride, and confidence too. A win for England and for women! 020
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 27/07/2025More perspective from @samfr.bsky.social - Britain Isn't Broken '72% thought the sentences for those convicted of rioting last year were either fair or not harsh enough... 87% said the people who cleaned up after the riots represent “the real Britain” ' open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...open.substack.comBritain isn't brokenWe have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand 615761
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Graham Martin @instagraham.bsky.social · 19/07/2025New opinion piece in @bmj.com by me and @janekohara.bsky.social: whither patient and staff voice in the NHS post-Dash? Decluttering the safety landscape is necessary but will NHS organisations listen to patients and staff without independent advocacy? www.bmj.com/content/390/... 0115
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Lucy Bronze on how she decided to blast her penalty down the middle (and score). “Statistically it’s risky for the goal keeper to stand still… so yeah, I love maths”. 1141194
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 16/07/2025The new maternity task force and the investigation will be co-produced with families, says Wes Streeting in response to a question from @shaunlintern.bsky.social see our BMJ piece here www.bmj.com/content/390/... #insighttoimpactmatneo 054
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 12/07/2025🚨 EXCLUSIVE: A child has died after contracting measles in Liverpool, where public health officials fear a growing outbreak of the disease. Full story: www.thetimes.com/article/bb28...thetimes.comMeasles outbreak kills child in Liverpool as vaccination rate plungesThe death in Liverpool, where one in four young children are not protected, is fuelling warnings that the virus could spread like ‘wildfire’ 25242171
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Wes Streeting has laid out bold plans for English maternity services - but will they work? Our @bmj.com opinion has now been published, exploring some ways that they might be enhanced. www.bmj.com/content/390/... Written with the fabulous @marydixonwoods.bsky.social @instagraham.bsky.socialbmj.com 066
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Mary Dixon-Woods @marydixonwoods.bsky.social · 24/06/2025A lot of really good sense here - regulation won't make the difference without all the stuff you need to support good management, which the NHS desperately needs. 075
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 24/06/2025An incredible tech story about a potential revolutionary new model of car ownership that could accelerate EV takeup while saving consumers a substantial amount of money... 82515
Reposted by Jane O'Hara steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social · 05/06/2025"The next decade could be a golden one for NHS technology. But only if we stop confusing policy aspiration with operational reality." www.hsj.co.uk/technology-a...hsj.co.ukWe must not paste AI solutions over brittle IT infrastructureWith the 10-Year Health Plan due, Nicholas Appelbaum urges policymakers to follow the American example and ensure clinical interoperability becomes a must-have through legislation 131
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Graham Martin @instagraham.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Really enjoyed the first episode of this new podcast series, Stories of Safety, hosted by @janekohara.bsky.social, featuring an interview with @shaunlintern.bsky.social. A few selected highlights (1/6): psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...psrc-yh.nihr.ac.ukStories of Safety Podcast[vc_row type=in_container full_screen_row_position=middle column_margin=default column_direction=default column_direction_tablet=default column_direction_phone=default scene_position=center text_color... 131
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Professor Judith Smith @profjudithsmith.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Here it is! The newly published 4th edition of our Healthcare Management textbook from OUP McGraw Hill, with an expanded editorial team of @simon76moralee.bsky.social @mannisidhu.bsky.social @kieranwalshe.bsky.social and me. #evidencebased #healthmanagement uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heal... 12613
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 19/05/2025After years of denial, it's really striking that a UK government press release has just come out and said that Brexit was, you know, really bad for trade. 19596201
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 15/05/2025This was a great discussion! Have a listen if you're interested in why it is so hard to do less in healthcare 👇 041
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 10/05/2025I think about this comic at least once a week 292233124709
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Sending strength and solidarity to all parents of children starting their #GCSE exams today. My daughter left the house feeling very nervous, and I have spent much of the last two hours feeling like an expectant parent!media.tenor.comkermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and the word anticipation is written on the bottom .ALT: kermit the frog is covering his mouth with his hand and the word anticipation is written on the bottom . 040
Reposted by Jane O'Hara James Titcombe @jamestitcombe.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Spending the morning spring cleaning the house whilst listening to this brilliant podcast with @shaunlintern.bsky.social hosted by @janekohara.bsky.social 😊 #patientsafety open.spotify.com/episode/4q1j...open.spotify.com1: Episode 1 - Shaun LinternStories of Safety · Episode 193
Reposted by Jane O'Hara rebeccalawton.bsky.social @rebeccalawton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025First in an exciting new series of podcasts about all things patient safety with the brilliant @janekohara.bsky.social 021
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Super excited about this new podcast, brought to you by @yhpsrc.bsky.social, where I'll be talking to people who've shaped healthcare safety in the UK & beyond. The first episode is a corker - I sit down with @shaunlintern.bsky.social to talk about journalism, harm, and Staffordshire oatcakes... 👇 1136
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Detecting and Preventing Imposter Participants: Methods and Recommendations for Qualitative Researchers Kristina Medero, Hamdi Abdi, CeRon Ford, and Sarah Gollust journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comDetecting and Preventing Imposter Participants: Methods and Recommendations for Qualitative Researchers - Kristina Medero, Hamdi Abdi, CeRon Ford, Sarah Gollust, 2025During the COVID-19 pandemic, many qualitative researchers were forced to alter their data collection methods as traditional face-to-face interviews and focus g... 0165
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 17/04/2025Bannon the latest in the “Britain doesn’t manufacture anything” brigade. It’s a lazy trope you hear repeated in the media a lot. In fact the UK remains the 8th or 9th biggest manufacturer in the world. 10% of our GDP with some of the most advanced manufacturing anywhere. 791069312
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Read this today (for the first time), in two sittings. Can't believe I have not read any Deborah Levy before. My goodness, Hot Milk is an exquisite novel. 030
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Saltburn in North Yorkshire this evening 1095127306
Reposted by Jane O'Hara WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 29/03/2025This is Pippa. She’s been on many scenic hikes and has seen many beautiful views. But she has also napped through her fair share of those views, and we don’t blame her one bit. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday 15210099872
Reposted by Jane O'Hara The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/03/2025@theatlantic.com’s writers and editors are on Bluesky. Follow us for ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y 451018285
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 23/03/2025The UK is a low tax economy It has been for decades and has therefore invested less in public services like health The result is poorer services & less access, a higher debt burden & an unhappy population Choice is poor services low tax or better services higher tax www.ft.com/content/01f5... 612152
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 23/03/2025SIGNED BOOK NEWS. You can pre-order a copy of The Long Shoe, the new novel by the very ace Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social , from us! It's published on October 9th, but you can pre-order signed copies HERE! (blurb in ALT text) biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie... (please repost, ta!) 22512
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Kath Checkland @kathcheckland.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Might be a good time to resurrect our historical review of previous NHS organisational structures.... researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/46... Short version: however you organise it, you always need a number of layers to effectively manage something as complicated as the NHSresearchonline.lshtm.ac.uk LSHTM Research Online 089
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This is a really insightful analysis of some of the issues sitting behind yesterday's shock announcement about the abolition of NHS England by Siva Anandaciva from @thekingsfund.bsky.social. Thanks Charlotte for sharing! 130
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Furqan Shah @shahfa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025🧪 The peer review system is truly broken! 😵💫 An editor's perspective: –Ever increasing number of manuscripts submitted for publication –Authors want quick editorial decisions + fast peer review –Reviewers are "too busy" to review –Everyone wants to submit papers but no one wants to review 1/2 4175
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 13/03/2025The great @nigelslater.bsky.social once described me – not that I wish to boast – as The Queen of the Frozen Pea, and it’s in this capacity that I give a special #CookbookCorner shout-out for The Frozen Peas Cookbook by Samuel Goldsmith! 2547430
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Right. Streeting has just told the Commons that while much of this can be done without legislation, a bill is needed. And that the whole process of merging DHSC and NHSE is likely to take 2 years. Even if it’s the right long term decision this will be hugely disruptive in the short term 11911
Reposted by Jane O'Hara Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com · 07/03/2025News | @englishheritage.bsky.social believes it may have found the only lifetime portrait of Lady Jane Grey museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post... 0103
Jane O'Hara @janekohara.bsky.social · 06/03/2025It's research 🐟 time again... #ifyouknowyouknow Sending strength, fellow academics! 010